FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 25, 2006Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Lakers85
Heat101
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +16
On this day · 2005–06Dec 25, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Heat), 37 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Heat

Dwyane Wade scores 40 as Miami beats Lakers

Ronny Turiaf goes for 13 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+7+10+16MIA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1624242185
Heat30172727101
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 32, 21, 37, 41, 29, 27, 18, 40MIA40 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Jason KaponoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 7, 13, 5, 13, 6, 11, 27, 11MIA11 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 23, 33, 53, 45, 19, 24, 21, 16LAL16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Ronny TuriafPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 2, 5, 0, 4, 4, 0, 0, 13LAL13 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 85Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1624242185
Heat30172727101
The story
Kobe Bryant had 16 points in a 101-85 loss to Miami

16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 4-17 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 30-16, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +14+7+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 22 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 40

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 32, 21, 37, 41, 29, 27, 18, 40Heat-Lakers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 23, 33, 53, 45, 19, 24, 21, 16Lakers-Heat · L
27.3 PPG season to date · −11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Ronny TuriafPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 2, 5, 0, 4, 4, 0, 0, 13Lakers-Heat · L
4.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jason KaponoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 7, 13, 5, 13, 6, 11, 27, 11Heat-Lakers · W
7.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
11 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 2, 10, 2, 10, 6, 14, 2, 10Heat-Lakers · W
6.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
10 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Luke WaltonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 18, 13, 8, 15, 9, 9, 4, 10Lakers-Heat · L
12.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
10 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gilbert ArenasWAS+7.6 37.7 last 10 · 30.1 season
Tony AllenBOS+5.3 13.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
Rasual ButlerNOK+4.9 14.7 last 10 · 9.8 season
Sean MayCHA+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Mo WilliamsMIL+4.3 21.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Sam CassellLAC−4.9 8.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Adam MorrisonCHA−4.3 8.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Kirk HinrichCHI−3.1 11.2 last 10 · 14.3 season
Sebastian TelfairBOS−3.1 5.4 last 10 · 8.5 season
Michael ReddMIL−3.0 24.9 last 10 · 27.9 season